Loup garou are
not the only feared werewolf creatures in Haiti. They also believe in the spirit of Je-rouges
which means red eyes. These spirits can
possess an individual and turn him into a fearsome werewolf. The creature is said to attack during night
time to those unsuspecting people. They
would then turn the man into a cannibal creature without them knowing it.
In one
legend, the beast had to ask for the permission of the Mother before they can
feast on the children. These Je-rouges
are said to trick the Haitian Mother in giving away their children. The Je-rouges would allegedly enter the house;
he would then walk inside the room of the Mother and wake her up. The creature would then ask the mother if she
can take her child away, and because the mother is still in the disoriented
state, there is a possibility that he might say yes to the Je-rouges. This creature was often blamed for the
missing kids during the night. It has
also been a way to scare children who were trying to leave the village at
night.
Je-rouges
are different from the European werewolves in a manner of how they spread their
curse. Unlike European werewolves who
made pact with the devil and use ointment to shape shift in a form of a wolf,
the Je rouges are believed to transfer their curse by injecting it to their
victims with their sharp fangs.
The
Je-rouges are said to be the influence of the French to the Haitian. It is said to suck the blood of the children
and then devour them.
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